Egypt, Twitter, and the Collapse of Top-Heavy Societies

[Ian Livingston]

Gee, that's great. All your needs are well "fulfilled".

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Michael F <mff8785 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm 33 and in fine physical shape and spend my time working out and
> reading.  All the cosmetic procedures and emotional pornography(aka
> Reality TV) is for the masses, not me.  A few individuals can truly
> find out what they "need" and understand the concept of "Eros".  But,
> when left to the masses to decide on their own you end up with what
> the Modern World is and what Pynchon presents in his novels.  So, no,
> none of the "needs" of the massses relate to my personal "needs", and
> I don't like it when doofuses at California Universities and folks at
> MIT speak for my needs.
>
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Uh, wow. Strange takes on needs. How's that workin' for ya?
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Michael F <mff8785 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Our "common needs"?  American Idol on 7 nights a week?  Botox and
>>> gastrobypass paid for by the people?  I'm sure I'm missing a few...  I
>>> loathe the fact that "we" want gov't to respond to our needs.  I work
>>> with "the masses" out here in CA and I see daily what the people view
>>> as "needs", and to have anyone respond to those needs is a disturbing
>>> thought.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Yeah, my point exactly. Except for the evening out bit. As long as we
>>>> are busy fighting each other we will never unite to make government
>>>> respond to our common needs.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Humberto Torofuerte
>>>> <strongbool at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I may just be speaking from my own bias as a vato from LA...but I'm
>>>>> pretty sure that in human history televised team sports have caused
>>>>> about as many riots as they've prevented.  So it pretty much evens
>>>>> out.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Ian Livingston <igrlivingston at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> um. Really? All the money is at the top, but the weight, steam and
>>>>>> impetus of all societies comes from the bottom. People go where the
>>>>>> food is, and only with a full belly will a soul cast a longing gaze at
>>>>>> the wispy summits where the glamor flashes. That has only begun to
>>>>>> change with advent of television, really, by the worship of which
>>>>>> every impoverished soul learned how delightful, sexy, and intriguing
>>>>>> the "lives" in "Dallas" and "Santa Barbara" are. What's happening in
>>>>>> Egypt is that too many bellies are lean, so television hasn't the
>>>>>> power to distract them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And, in honor of Super Bowl Sunday, I have to throw in my two bits
>>>>>> about team sports. How many fights will break out between Americans
>>>>>> today over who's better--the Steelers or the Packers? How many
>>>>>> arguments will erupt in normally sedated barrooms? How is it that team
>>>>>> sports do so much to divide the people against one another? If
>>>>>> Americans were less distracted by so many divisions, I wonder how long
>>>>>> it would take to fill the streets with the disaffected many.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Michael F <mff8785 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> This stuff kills me...  Every society ever has always been "top
>>>>>>> heavy".  They always will be.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> http://unbridledspeculation.com/2011/02/05/egypt-twitter-and-the-collapse-of-top-heavy-societies/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Christine K.!
>>>>>>>>
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